diff --git a/test/gen/test_method_names.cpp b/test/gen/test_method_names.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/test/gen/test_method_names.cpp
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+#include "server/TestWithMethod/common.hpp"
+
+#include <print>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+TEST(MethodNames, TestMethodNames)
+{
+    // We can access the method name as a symbol.
+    // The property name is constexpr.
+
+    constexpr auto methodName =
+        sdbusplus::common::server::TestWithMethod::method_names::update_value;
+
+    // The method name can be used as part of error logs.
+
+    std::println("error calling method {}\n", methodName);
+
+    // If the method is removed from the interface definition, it will cause a
+    // build failure in applications still using that method. That can work
+    // even if the application is not (yet) using PDI-generated bindings for
+    // it's DBus interactions.
+
+    std::println(
+        "using method {} \n",
+        sdbusplus::common::server::TestWithMethod::method_names::update_value);
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+        sdbusplus::common::server::TestWithMethod::method_names::update_value,
+        "UpdateValue");
+}